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Planted, a single corn seed yielded more than 150 fat kernels, often as many as 300, while the return on a seed of wheat was something less than 50:1
Michael Pollan The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
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Planted, a single corn seed yielded more than 150 fat kernels, often as many as 300, while the return on a seed of wheat was something less than 50:1
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

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